Ultimately, the action taken to have Louise House listed by the 19th Century Society has its roots in vexation not pragmatism. It was a very sad day indeed.
This matter has clearly become a ' class war' between the time-rich chattering classes and the rest of us who want the quickest and best value solution and facilities . You, and you know who you are, have just piled months onto the programme and pounds onto the budget. I suggest that you remember that this is not Wandsworth , nor Richmond, but a borough with high social and economic deprivation indices and a lower income per capita than many others.

To HTG; I do not consider myself 100% behind all things Labour, Lewisham and Steve Bullock. I am sure that my local party members, my MP, ex Cllr Whiting, and even Mr Bullock himself would be a little surprised at your assertion as I have frankly been a vocal and outspoken critic of many things about their administration. I do share your view that the pool has not been managed well however see no merit in covering this ground when we all need to move on. What I do not like is constant carping on about the past frailities and mistakes of a Labour Council which so clearly originates from a general and essentially personal dislike of all things Labour and Steve. As you are clearly so outraged by their performance I assume that you are working behind the scenes with another political party in order to remove Steve and to put in place a more competent administration. I therefore look forward to witnessing your own personal performance at the hustings in the run up to the next elections as surely you must now have the urge to get in there personally and get on with running the council as you see fit.

Re St Pancras. This is a different kettle of fish. Its worth preserving. A load of old tat isn't.

I was not able to attend the meeting last week but trust that minutes will be circulated publicly along with the proposed next step to be taken by the Council, along with a revised programme which takes into account the recent disruption by certain elements of the community. I also take heart remembering that the much beleagured East London line extension eventually proceeded despite the attempts of the chattering classes and certain high profile architects to get Holborn Viaduct listed. However its almost certain that the budget for the pool will be significantly reduced resulting in fewer facilities and doubtless an even more plainer streetscape. An ' own goal,' I think.